Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis

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Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis, commonly known as megrim, is a flatfish species found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea that is commercially fished for food.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flatfish
species of fish
binomialAuthority Walbaum, 1792
linked to: Walbaum
bodyColor brownish to greyish upper side
pale underside
bodyPlan both eyes on left side of body
bodyShape laterally compressed
class Actinopterygii
commercialUse food fish
commonName megrim
megrim sole
culinaryUse human consumption
diet cephalopods
crustaceans
small fish
distribution Bay of Biscay
North Sea
eastern Atlantic from Norway to northwest Africa
western Mediterranean Sea
economicImportance commercially important in European fisheries
eggType pelagic eggs
family Scophthalmidae
finType anal fin long
continuous dorsal fin
fishingMethod bottom trawling
gillnets
habitat Mediterranean Sea
marine environment
northeastern Atlantic Ocean
IUCNStatus Least Concern
kingdom Animalia
larvalHabitat pelagic zone
lifestyle benthic
demersal
marketForm sold fresh
sold frozen
maximumLength 60 cm
order Pleuronectiformes
parentTaxon Lepidorhombus
phylum Chordata
regionOfFishery European Union waters
United Kingdom waters
reproduction spawning in spring
scientificName Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
taxonRank species
trophicLevel predatory fish
typicalLength 20–40 cm

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Scophthalmidae hasMember Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Scophthalmidae hasMember Lepidorhombus boscii
linked to: Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis parentTaxon Lepidorhombus
linked to: Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis scientificName Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis